TRAINING  
           For the purpose of giving training  to the staff and sericulturists, the Government Sericulture Training School was  established at Hosur during 1973.  
            During the year 2005-2006, Sericulture Training School was  registered under TamilNadu Societies Registration Act 1975 with a change in the  name as, “ TamilNadu Sericulture Training Institute”.  
            Both on-campus and Off-campus training courses are conducted  by the Institute based on the requirement of trainees to department staff and  farmers.  
          Courses offered at TamilNadu Sericulture Training Institute.  
          
            
              - Productivity Improvement Training  (Bivoltine crops) – for Dept. staff 
 
              - Mulberry Cultivation Techniques  & Integrated Pest Management for    Mulberry Diseases &  Pests
 
              - Young age Silkworm Rearing  Techniques
 
              - Late age Silkworm Rearing Techniques
 
              - Silkworm Diseases & Management
 
              - Training to Bivoltine Sericulturists  – under Part –II scheme
 
              - Training to New Sericulturists –  under CDP scheme 
 
             
           
          Courses offered at Central Sericultural Research and  Training Institute , Mysore 
          
            
              - Bivoltine Silkworm Rearing – for  Dept. staff
 
              - Pest and Disease Management – for  Dept. staff
 
              - Silkworm Race maintenance – for  Dept. staff
 
             
           
           Courses offered at Silkworm Seed Technological Laboratory,  Kodathi - Bangalore   
          
            
              - Commercial Bivoltine Seed Production  Techniques – Grainage staff
 
              - Seed cocoon  handling    and loose egg production- for Grainage staff 
 
              - Acid treatment – for Grainage staff
 
              - Egg preservation schedule – for  Grainage staff
 
             
           
          Training Programme for Women Sericulturists   
           
            The Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute,  Mysore is organizing various Human Resource Development Programme for the women  Sericulturists – under SERI TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX FOR WOMEN – in collaboration  with Department of Science & Technology and Department of Bio-technology,  Govt. of India. The following Training Programmes are fully sponsored and the  participants are provided To & Fro charges with free boarding and lodging. 
           
          
            
              Sl.No.  | 
              Name of the Training Course  | 
              Duration (Days)  | 
             
            
              1  | 
              Integrated Nutrient and Disease    Management in Mulberry – by eco- friendly approach  | 
              6  | 
             
            
              2  | 
              Young age Silkworm Rearing  | 
              8  | 
             
            
              3  | 
              Composite Silkworm Rearing  | 
              35  | 
             
            
              4  | 
              Integrated Pest and Disease    Management – an eco-friendly approach with Bio-pesticides, Bio-fungicides and    Botanicals  | 
              10  | 
             
            
              5  | 
              Value addition to By-Products at    Sericulture Industry by better Resource Management  | 
              6  | 
             
            
              6  | 
              Drudgery reduction through    Ergonomically Sound Appliances / hand tools  | 
              6  | 
             
            
              7  | 
              Silkworm Seed Production  | 
              - | 
             
            
              8  | 
              Training on Mechanization    Sericulture  | 
              - | 
             
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